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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.83/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 418 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.08/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 468 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 644 505 372
Feeder cattle 522 399 320
Slaughter cattle 122 106 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 6 190.00–200.00 $194.81 $629 +0.74
350–380 360 3 177.00–187.00 $183.48 $661 —
400–415 408 6 162.00–172.00 $166.91 $681 +2.35
460–480 468 5 160.00–170.00 $165.90 $776 +5.76
510–525 519 5 150.00–156.00 $153.64 $797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 267 3 172.00–185.00 $176.06 $470 -1.34
310–325 318 2 175.00–185.00 $180.12 $573 +3.50
350–365 358 4 162.00–170.00 $165.92 $594 +3.65
410–420 415 4 155.00–160.00 $157.53 $654 —
455–480 470 5 145.00–155.00 $151.13 $710 +3.55
510–525 516 7 137.00–145.00 $140.49 $725 -1.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 150.00–160.00 $153.27 $563 +0.81
405–440 417 3 142.00–147.00 $145.24 $606 —
460–470 467 3 135.00–140.00 $138.36 $646 —
515–525 520 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $663 -4.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 6 155.00–167.00 $161.44 $436 —
300–335 314 5 155.00–165.00 $159.27 $500 +7.70
355–365 359 9 145.00–155.00 $150.49 $540 +4.35
400–435 418 12 140.00–148.00 $143.83 $601 +5.11
460–475 468 12 135.00–145.00 $140.08 $656 +6.39
505–525 515 6 135.00–145.00 $140.10 $722 +12.62
560–585 568 3 127.00–132.00 $130.28 $740 —
600–620 615 4 120.00–127.00 $121.71 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 140.00–150.00 $144.76 $381 -5.48
310–325 318 2 145.00–150.00 $147.56 $469 —
350–375 363 6 135.00–142.00 $138.38 $502 +0.96
415–425 420 2 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $546 -0.84
470–485 476 5 125.00–132.00 $129.15 $615 +6.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 3 135.00–140.00 $138.24 $426 —
360–380 370 4 125.00–132.00 $128.41 $475 -0.16
425–435 428 3 115.00–120.00 $116.69 $499 -5.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1120 1098 85-90% 15 50.00–54.00 $52.75 $579 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1210 1148 80-85% 2 61.00–62.00 $61.53 $706 —
1000–1425 1304 80-85% 12 55.00–59.00 $57.71 $753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1640 1456 5 78.00–82.00 $79.95 $1,164 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.